Microsoft reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(53,901 total reviews)
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Satya Nadella

77% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Microsoft has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 53,901 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Microsoft employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Some cool products, such as Microsoft Surface, that can make a long term impact on computing. Also, the fact is the products we work on are still used by millions of people. In addition, flexible work hours, so you rarely have someone checking the clock, and good perks in addition to the salary.

Cons

Hard to get recognized, mostly because there's so many other people in the same situation as you. That in turn makes it hard to move up quickly, so gone are the days where you become instantly rich. And since it's a large company, you often run into politics at the workplace, meaning some decisions make no sense whatsoever.

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, career opportunity, location. If you like working in places where you can see the sunshine and green grass, then Microsoft Redmond is the place to be.

Cons

Company is way too big. I mean really really big. I mean there are two people at that company with my name, and I'm not Joe Blopw.

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits! Health insurance alone is a great benefit, and I love the other perks like the gym, group legal, towels in the locker rooms, and free soft drinks. If you have a good manager that respects time off, I've found the vacation policy to be fairly generous. I even used short term leave when needed, without any negative repercussions. People are dedicated, smart, and driven. They are often times trying to do the right thing both for the business and the customer.

Cons

Expectations of working long hours, arrogant management/people, lack of part time work available. There seems to be less latitude to move around - managers are looking for "discipline experts" vs smart people who can pick things up quickly and run with a project. If you live in Seattle and have to commute to Redmond.... Horrible commute unless you can figure out a schedule that lets you go in early, leave late, or leverage public transportation to it's utmost advantages.

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